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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbstützung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ap-stü-tsung
"Die Abstützung der Grube verhinderte einen Erdrutsch."
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A system of temporary props or timbers used to support a building, trench, or other structure during construction, repairs, or excavation.
"Engineers installed heavy steel shoring to prevent the foundation of the old building from collapsing during the subway excavation."
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The act of supporting or strengthening something failing or weak, often used in phrases like 'shoring up'.
"The government announced a new economic package aimed at shoring up the failing banking sector."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'shore', meaning a prop or timber, which traces back to Middle Dutch or Middle Low German words such as 'schore' and 'schoren'. By the late 16th century, the verb form emerged to describe the action of supporting a structure with props to prevent collapse.
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étaiement
Transliteration: et-ay-mon
"L'étaiement du bâtiment était nécessaire avant de commencer les travaux."
Abstützung
Transliteration: ap-stü-tsung
"Die Abstützung der Grube verhinderte einen Erdrutsch."
puntellamento
Transliteration: pun-tel-la-men-to
"Il puntellamento della parete rocciosa ha richiesto due settimane."
apuntalamiento
Transliteration: a-pun-ta-la-mien-to
"El apuntalamiento de la estructura evitó su colapso."
escoramento
Transliteration: es-ko-ra-men-tu
"O escoramento da laje garantiu a segurança dos operários."
सहारा देना
Transliteration: sahara dena
"खोदते समय दीवार को सहारा देना बहुत जरूरी था।"
支护
Transliteration: zhī hù
"基坑开挖前必须做好可靠的支护工作。"
동바리공법
Transliteration: dong-ba-ri-gong-beop
"건축물 보수를 위해 견고한 동바리 작업이 필요합니다."
支保工
Transliteration: shihokō
"トンネル工事において支保工の設置は不可欠です。"
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